What is the range of the function (2+\sin x)?
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: \([1,3]\)
Since \(\sin x\) always lies between \(-1\) and \(1\), the minimum value of \(2+\sin x\) is \(2-1=1\) and its maximum value is \(2+1=3\). Hence, its range is \([1,3]\). The interval \([-1,1]\) is the range of \(\sin x\) alone, not of \(2+\sin x\). Exam tip: when a constant is added to a function, add that constant to both endpoints of its range.
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What is the correct answer to this question?
\([1,3]\)
Why is this the correct answer?
Since \(\sin x\) always lies between \(-1\) and \(1\), the minimum value of \(2+\sin x\) is \(2-1=1\) and its maximum value is \(2+1=3\). Hence, its range is \([1,3]\). The interval \([-1,1]\) is the range of \(\sin x\) alone, not of \(2+\sin x\). Exam tip: when a constant is added to a function, add that constant to both endpoints of its range.
Which subject and chapter does this question cover?
This is a Class 12 Mathematics question. Chapter: Trigonometric Functions. Topic: Trigonometric functions and their properties.
